Senior IT Project Manager

Covington & Burling Llp

66d

About The Position

The Senior IT Project Manager is an advanced level member of the IT Program Management Office (PMO) that leads complex project execution and proficiently establishes delivery standards, process, tools, and reporting for the IT organization. The IT PMO upholds and influences gold-standard project execution by instituting discipline around intake & demand management, resource & capacity management, project & program management, and management reporting, in partnership with other Solution Delivery leads. In addition to supporting the continuous improvement of PMO standards, the Senior IT Project Manager expertly plans, organizes, and implements the Firm's technology-related project and leads high performing project teams throughout the project lifecycle. This role creates trusted partnerships with leadership, communicates complex information in a compelling way to drive action, and demonstrates command of the project health, deliverables, scope, and budget to deliver against defined objectives and strategic priorities. This role proactively identifies a problem to solve, develops and articulates options and recommendations, and effectively adapts the project approach to a successful outcome.

Responsibilities

• Defines project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in partnership with senior management and stakeholders.
• Builds and nourishes strong relationships with peers and leadership to create trusted partnerships.
• Leads high performing project teams and cultivates team accountability to ensure project milestones and deliverables are met.
• Communicates complex information in a compelling way to drive action with a level of influence at the Director and CIO level.
• Demonstrates command of the project to synthesize complex information and articulate project needs to leadership required to mitigate risks, manage issues, and remove blockers.
• Proactively identifies a problem to solve, investigates and engages the right groups to drive to a recommendation while minimizing churn.
• Develops and articulates options and recommendations while anticipating questions from leadership and being ready with answers.
• Adapts project methodology for different project types and complexity, and expertly identifies project dependencies and critical path activities and milestones.
• Thoughtfully considers every detail throughout the project lifecycle, proactively adjusts and evolves plans with the goal of nothing being missed.
• Drafts and submits budget proposals and forecasts subsequent budget changes as needed in a timely fashion.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services